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Commissioner Balch: The reason I mention it is because I've talked with applicants that have done workshop and then walked away and we've said something and then we've said something later and it is completely contradictory to what we said before. I'm just saying, I remember we've said, or at least a few of us said, this Residence 1 possibly having a different use on the ground floor does create the parking issue that we're talking about now and I acknowledge it and I just want to say we know we're contradicting...I know I'm contradicting myself. Chair Ritter: Good point, until we know the plan. Commissioner Balch: Until we know the final plan. Commissioner Allen: May I ask just a follow-up to Commissioner Balch's question that I think would be helpful for us to clarify. So to your point, if we do create the Old Bernal building, we're creating an additional gap we know of three more commercial/retail spots, right? Commissioner Balch: Well, that's where my question came up because if you have a mixed use, two per residence, and it all depends on how they would redesign Residence 1... Commissioner Nagler: It's one space per 300 square feet so it depends on how many square feet we're talking about. Commissioner O'Connor: But how many units go upstairs? Commissioner Allen: Let's just pretend it's duplicated and it creates more parking demand, and this also prompts the question of guest parking because there's now going to be six potential studios. So it does prompt the question to us then of should we ask the developer to therefore consider changing the footprint of the other two residences such that they can meet the parking requirement while still allowing one car per studio. And my answer to that is yes, I think we should at least have a proposal to show how they would meet the commercial aspect as well as our give of one resident car per studio. Commissioner Balch: I'm actually going to go to where Commissioner Nagler said earlier. Personally I would not redesign. I think the exercise, and that's why I say I only toss my hat in a little bit because for me to get Residence 1 converted to mixed use in any manner, it can be an exercise that can be had on the back of a cocktail napkin, but if it gets to where it's infeasible I'm out and I'm back to the original project that was proposed. Commissioner Nagler: Me too. And also Commissioner Allen, you said something that went way beyond at least what I was suggesting which is, if by chance there is mixed use created in Residence 1 that by implication the rest of the building would be studio apartments and I don't' know if that's true. Just to be clear about what we're saying. It could be a residence. It could be a live/work. Commissioner Allen: Right. Chair Ritter: I think we have some really good conversations for the staff and applicant on this. Did you get enough on that bullet? EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 25, 2016 Page 18 of 22